weird - scales coming off one by one.

that's what time it is here too!

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Originally Posted by sweety314

OOOps! :oops: Nope, the tank. The snake was to be left alone until the next shed. Sorry about the confusion....

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The problem w/leaving to the next shed was that w/all the neosporin on her, she was greasy and slimy. The vet thought that (the greasiness) was the reason behind the scale loss and why he wanted nothing else done until the next shed. He wanted to see if avoiding another care variable change would improve her condition.

i'm positive that the mineral oil is the reason for the weird scales falling off type of shed that's happening. i've heard from some other people who have used it that the same thing happened to their snakes.

hence, why i won't do that again.

good news... he's blue! so all that yucky kinda shed that's been going on will be gone gone gone :D

Excellent!!

I have seen that exact same thing.......It was when I was new to snakes and I bought a product called "snake oil" that claimed to make your snake all "polished looking".....I bought with the intention of using it as a shed aid....needless to say, that what happened was not what i planned on....She shed in scales, not one piece.....they were all over the place.